Bolkert Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bolkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bolkert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bolkert Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bolkert is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolkert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolkert is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bolkert are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Bolkert is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Sweden Bolkert exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Bolkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolkert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolkert last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolkert
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